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Section of rendering by architect Stephen Jacobs . A proposed five-story mixed use building with 116 apartments and ground-floor restaurant and retail uses on East Main Street and McDermott Avenue won approval of the Riverhead Town Board Tuesday night . In a split 3-1 vote, the board approved a pair of resolutions that simultaneously dispensed with extended environmental review and approved a site plan and special permit for the “ Riverview Lofts ” project proposed by Georgica Green Ventures LLC of Jericho. The actions green-light the construction of the five-story building with 12,623 square feet of first- floor commercial space , 55 on- site parking spaces and four-stories consisting of 116 workforce rental apartments : 31 studio, 37 one-bedroom and 28 two-bedroom units. Councilman Tim Hubbard , without comment, cast the lone vote against both measures. Councilwoman Jodi Giglio , an owner of Summerwind Square — the first mixed-use apartment building built in the downtown dis...

Artemis spoke bluntly and simply before she signed a lease Thursday for a studio apartment in La Crosse after being homeless for four to five years: “’ Bout damn time .” The 27-year-old Artemis, who asked that her last name not be shared publicly, became the 20th person to sign a lease in connection with the most recent goal of the La Crosse Collaborative to End Homelessness — to settle in 20 chronically homeless within 100 days. Artemis, who was raised in La Crosse and has lived in several areas of the country, had been staying on the streets and in shelters, said Tristine Bauman, who is Artemis’ case worker and arranged the apartment through the Rapid Rehousing Program tailored for homeless individuals. Artemis has been living recently in a motel room with the assistance of Shelter Development, a nonprofit organization sponsored by Gerrard-Hoeschler Realtors in La Crosse, where she signed the lease. She expressed gratitude that obtaining housing will provide a bit of stability in ...

CLOSE Video and audio during the night of November 28, 2016. Angela Gosnell/News Sentinel Buy Photo Fire erupts on both side of Highway 441 near The Spur on Monday, Nov. 28, 2016. (Photo: Jessica Tezak, Special to the News Sentinel) Buy Photo The rain never came in time. Records released this week show authorities battling the deadly Sevier County wildfires looked to an expected downpour that came too late for salvation as crews struggled in a desperate tug-of-war with skyscraper-sized flames the night of Nov. 28, 2016. As the blaze approached the city limits, authorities knew the rain wouldn't arrive for another 12 hours. "Rain may not be in Gatlinburg until 4 a.m.," reads a 5:30 p.m. entry on notes kept by staff inside the incident command center . “Rain may not be in Gatlinburg until 4 a.m.” a 5:30 p.m. entry on notes kept by staff inside the incident command center Authorities didn't order a citywide evacuation for another three hours -- and had no effective wa...